SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITIONS FOR PéREZ ART MUSEUM
Rachel Corbett of Artinfo writes that Miami’s Pérez Art Museum has received hundreds of major works for its permanent collection, via purchase and donation, an impressive number of which are by women and artists of color. Some of the artists represented by these transactions are Theaster Gates, Carmen Herrera, Romare Bearden, Patty Chang, Lorraine O’Grady, and Nari Ward.
The museum’s director, Franklin Sirmans, said, “We’re entering our strategic planning process knowing that our visitors are returning time and again, that our board members continue to bolster our collection through their generosity, and that our peers around the country and the globe look to us for leadership in the field. I look forward to announcing this fall plans to take the museum into its next phase and beyond.”
